DeepBlue PMS Module Receives Lloyd’s Register Software Conformity Assessment
Monaco, May 2026 — DeepBlue's Planned Maintenance System has received a Software Conformity Assessment (SCA) from Lloyd's Register, one of the world's oldest and most widely respected classification societies.
The certificate was issued on 21 April 2026 and is valid through April 2029. It confirms that the DeepBlue PMS meets Lloyd's Register's technical and procedural requirements for planned maintenance software operating on LR-classed vessels — validating compliance with SCA criteria within the specified scope.
What the certification covers
The assessment is comprehensive. It covers the DeepBlue PMS's system architecture, testing procedures, user manuals, security policies, and development practices - not just the features crews see on screen, but the full technical and procedural foundation the system is built on.
The certificate is valid for the assessed version of the platform, with extensions subject to LR approval. Material changes to the system are reviewed with Lloyd's Register as they occur, and the platform's change control and configuration management practices are required to continue meeting LR's standards throughout the validity period.
What it means for LR-classed vessels
Lloyd's Register classes a significant share of the global superyacht fleet, including a large number of vessels above 30 metres and remains a widely-used classification society across family offices, management companies, and new builds.
For operators working under LR rules, the practical implications are clear: the DeepBlue PMS can actively support compliance during LR surveys and audits, and fleets running mixed-class vessels can rely on a single platform across the board without renegotiating compliance vessel by vessel.
There's a distinction that matters here. Most maintenance software is evaluated on whether it works well day-to-day, whether crews adopt it, whether it keeps records organised, whether it reduces manual work. That bar matters, but it's not the only one.
The question that comes up during an audit is different: does the software, its architecture, its development standards, its testing procedures hold up to external scrutiny? That's what this assessment validates.
"This is the standard our clients work to every day, so it was important that the system behind their maintenance records meets the same bar. For an LR-classed yacht, that's the reason for the PMS being a tool the crew uses and a tool the auditor accepts. We've built DeepBlue with that in mind from the start."
— Diego Zanco, COO, DeepBlue
Two certifications, six months
The Lloyd's Register SCA follows DNV type approval awarded to the same module in November 2025. DeepBlue's PMS has now received certification from the two classification societies most relevant to the superyacht market.
"Most of what improves the PMS module comes from a captain or engineer telling us what slows them down during an inspection. The work behind a certification like this is mostly invisible to the crews using the system day to day. That's the right outcome — they shouldn't have to think about whether the software meets a class standard. It just should."
— Maks Obelšer, Tech Product Lead, DeepBlue
Stavroula Kofopoulou, Senior Specialist – Electrical & Control at Hellenic Lloyd's S.A., added:
“DeepBlue’s PMS module has been assessed under LR’s Software Conformity Assessment module GENPMS and meets the criteria we apply to maintenance software operating on classed vessels. As yacht operations become more software-dependent, third-party assurance of these systems plays a growing role in supporting safe and compliant maintenance management at sea”